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Estimated Breast Size After Breast Reduction?

asked 2 years ago by bigmc5501 in Wisconsin
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 2,121 times
Tags: breasts, female, 250-269 lbs, 5 ft 8 in to 6 ft 0 in, breast size, DDD cup

I am 5'9" tall and I weigh 255 lbs. I'm currently a DDD cup. If I would have 300 grams removed from each breast, what would my estimated cup size be after breast reduction?

14 answers to Estimated Breast Size After Breast Reduction?

Breast Size after breast reduction

No one can predict the exact breast cup size you will achieve after the reduction. It is very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon. In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as “natural” or “C cup” or "fake looking" means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Size after Breast Reduction

You may have noticed that Bra sizing is not standardized, similar to clothing sizes-- so the bra size is an inaccurate way to quantify your reduciton-- but since this is how we speak about Breast Size, we are limited to using this flawed method. Never the less, for a patient with your height and weight, a 300 gram reduction would likely be a smaller result. Good Luck! Dr. Anne Taylor

Anne Taylor, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Breast Reduction targeted cup size

BigMC, The eventual cup size after breast reduction is a function of what is taken out as well as what remains. Without a photo, my comments are perforce generalities. At a height of 5'9" and weight of 255lbs, your Body Mass Index is above average. I would assume that the DDD cup size has a significant fatty composition and possibly that you have been big busted for most of your adult life. In counseling you about breast reduction, a surgeon should take into account your aesthetic... more

Lavinia Chong, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.chongmd.com

Breast size after reduction

If you have a breast reduction removing approximately 300g from your breast and you currently wear a DDD bra, it is likely that you will only reduce your breasts by 1 to 2 cup sizes, estimating a final size of between a D to a DD. This is only an estimate, and your breasts would need to be examined to give you a better idea. Many women do not wear the correct bra before surgery, and your final size would vary according to how much your breasts are being lifted too. If you are looking to... more

Amy T. Bandy, DO
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction

A breast reduction of 330 gms for a person with a DDD breast cup size will probably not amount to a significant breast reduction. You probably need more tissue removed to lower your cup size.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction or lift

Bigmc, You make no mention about whether you have symptoms, such as back or neck pain, from large breasts that are causing you to seek breast reduction surgery. If you do have such symptoms, you may not get relief from the relatively small reduction that you have chosen (relative to your size). Although the plastic surgery literature supports the fact that small reductions (200-300 grams) usually result in significant improvement in quality of life and relief of symptoms, this is in... more

Kenneth R. Francis, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction sizing

Very difficult to say without seeing what your breasts look like and how dense they are. But that is not a significant reduction and likely would not be very therapeutic for you. I would say you may be smaller by a little more than a cup size, if you are truly the bra size you say you are. Hope that helps.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Size after Breast reduction

It is always difficult to estimate cup sizes following surgery; in fact, it is impossible to state with certainy. You should always tell your surgeon your ideal size, but this serves only as a framework with no guarantees. With the numbers you have given, my guess is that you would be a D-DD cup with a 300gm reduction.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Cup size is hard to estimate after breast reduction

Cup size is very hard to estimate both before and after breast reduction, though most patients can expect to fit a standard off the rack D cup after a breast reduction. Others may also achieve a C cup if the breast shape will allow. Before reduction stated cup size can be misleading as patients will struggle to find any bra that they can wear, and often wear the 'best' of what they can find. You may not be a true DDD before the reduction. A reduction of 300 grams is a rather modest breast... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast size after breast reduction can be estimated.

Hi! There are several formulas for estimating breast size after breast reduction. If only 300 grams are removed from each breast, you will remain quite large : at least a large D or a DD.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Cup size after breast reduction

It is impossible to accurately predict cup size after breast reduction. The only thing that you can reliably say is that you will be smaller but 300 grams per side is not that much especially given the size you are starting with. You may even find that you fit into the same size bra after the surgery.

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Cup size after reduction mammoplasty

There is no way to tell you what bra cup size will fit you well after 300 grams are removed. Why have you settled on this number anyway and where did it come from?? At your height and weight, taking only 300 grams would be like sand at the beach - you would hardly notice any reduction at all.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast reduction

Dr. Aldea has provided an excellent answer. It is my guess that you would achieve not more than 1-2 cup decrease in overall breast cup size and volume.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Estimated size after breast reduction

Your dimensions of "5'9" tall and 255 lbs." ALSO give you a BMI of 37.8 (kg/squared meter) and a Body surface area (BSA) of 2.378 squared meters. If your Plastic surgeon followed the Schnur table (http://www.bcbst.com/mpmanual/The_Schnur_Sliding_Scale_chart.htm) mandated by many of the insurers in this country, for a BSA of 2.35 meters squared (just smaller than yours) each of your breasts would have to be reduced by an average 1,167grams (2.57 pounds) - or 4 times the 300... more